Medicaid providers say state health department putting unfair share of cuts on them

In an attempt to adapt to significant budget cuts, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is proposing to reduce reimbursements to doctors and others who treat patients on Medicaid by nearly 3.5 percent.

Providers say that cut is too severe and an unfair way for the department to put the burden of belt-tightening disproportionately on them.